Think you don’t like red cabbage? Think again! This is one of my favourite dishes of all time. It’s so tasty! You will need onion, garlic, apple, bacon, fennel seeds, balsamic vinegar… oh and a red cabbage. It’s a warming, hearty dish that is perfect for winter. It’s also a good one to serve up
Posture series – the cobra
Following on from the introduction to posture, a simple shoulder blade exercise is the final instalment. The exercise is called the cobra. It addresses, in one go, four of the most common issues associated with the shoulder blade area. It will help you engage your shoulder blades in the correct way in every day life.
Food game – answers
Yesterday you were asked to score these foods from 1: super-unhealthy to 5: super-healthy. Here are the answers. Ok it’s a little subjective. This is the Life Force Fitness view of these foods. Remember we’re all about weight loss and metabolic health. Donut – ok so I put this one in to get you off
Posture series – the glutes
Following on from the introduction to posture, a simple exercise for the glutes is the first of the demos. We’re talking about the muscles in your bum! The exercise is called a bridge. Done correctly it will really switch your glutes on and help you to engage them during everyday activities. The bridge will help
Posture series – the core
Following on from the introduction to posture, a simple exercise for core strength is the first of the demos. The exercise is called a plank. Done correctly it it quite a tough exercise! The plank will help with Maintaining good posture Improvements in stability for sports and everyday functional movements Keeping your tummy tucked in
The importance of good posture
Having good posture is about much more than just looking good. Good posture conveys many benefits. An enormous amount could be written about the understanding of posture, posture assessment and posture correction. The human body is a complex construction of interconnections and multiplanar tensions. The way in which all these connections and tensions are balanced
Body Composition – a taster
As you know, we specialise in improving our clients’ body composition. The most common understanding of body composition improvement is a reduction in body fat and an increase in muscle. This is what almost everyone strives for when they embark on one of our programmes. As you might imagine, there is a lot more to
The benefits of sled training
I’m sure you are aware we are big fans of resistance training, but I wouldn’t want you to think that we only like pumping iron. Sled training is a fantastic alternative to traditional weight training. If you’re not already aware, our new facility will have a turf track for sled training. I’m pretty excited about
10 Best metabolism boosting exercises
Most of you have heard of High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) I’m sure. It’s a great way to keep the metabolism humming for hours and expend some extra calories in the ‘afterburn’. Another way to boost the metabolism, and a better way in my view, is with weight training. Now that said, not all exercises
Jerk Chicken Salad
It’s definitely starting to feel autumnal, but that doesn’t mean we have to stop eating salad. Maybe you don’t even eat salad, you find it boring? Well for sure, the common combo of iceberg, cucumber, tomato is definitely boring. Try this jerk chicken salad. Not only is it very tasty but it’s hearty enough to